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Supreme Court Backs Web Designer Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage (www.nytimes.com)

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The justices settled a question left open in 2018: whether businesses open to the public and engaged in expression may refuse to serve customers based on religious convictions.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's important to note that this was examining a state law, so it does depend on the state, but in Colorado for instance, a bar could still absolutely not have a "No Blacks" sign.

Why not? Why isn't a sign an expression of free speech?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The ruling specifically applies to the production of speech. A sign making company could refuse to make a "Whites Only" sign, for instance, without that being an example of discrimination against white people, per the logic of this ruling.